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Worldview Primer

Worldview Primer. The Connections between “Roots” and “Fruit”. Uproot for analysis…. Branches and “fruit” = outward behavior. Roots = inward beliefs. Points to consider. Definitions of worldview Why should I be interested? Major elements of a worldview What are the basic worldviews?.

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Worldview Primer

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  1. Worldview Primer The Connections between “Roots” and “Fruit” Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  2. Uproot for analysis… Branches and “fruit” = outward behavior Roots = inward beliefs Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  3. Points to consider • Definitions of worldview • Why should I be interested? • Major elements of a worldview • What are the basic worldviews? • What is the connection between worldviews & values? • What is the Christian worldview? • What is the importance of all of this to the individual Christian? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  4. Definitions of Worldview • Sum total of propositions a person believes (Jay Wegter) • A set of presuppositions (or assumptions) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously) about the basic makeup of our world (James Sire) • An explanation and interpretation of the world… an application of this view to life (Phillips and Brown) • A developed worldview supplies answers to questions of origin, purpose, and destiny (James Orr) Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  5. Definitions continued… • A set of assumptions that people make about the nature of reality (Freddy Davis) • A faith position which is the organizing principle for an individual’s understanding of how the real world operates (Freddy Davis) Every Worldview IS a FAITH position. Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  6. Why should I be interested? • Personal development and self-reflection provides the quality of the foundation for professional development ERI Ethical Professionals Responsive Professionals Informed Professionals Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  7. Recall the basics… • A worldview (ROOTS) guarantees adherence to some system of thought and so outcomes (FRUIT) • A worldview provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world, and the relationship of people to God and the world. (David Noebel) Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  8. Seeing clearly… Worldview is like an invisible pair of eyeglasses-glasses you put on to help you see reality clearly. If you choose the right pair of glasses, you can see everything vividly and can behave in sync with the real world. But if you choose the wrong pair of glasses, you may find yourself in a worse plight than the blind man - thinking you see clearly when in reality your vision is severely distorted. (Jeff Baldwin) Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  9. Commonalities of all Worldviewsreference: Jay Wegter Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  10. Major Elements of a WorldviewOne organizational structure anthropology theology ethics epistemology metaphysics Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  11. Theology What is God’s relationship with nature? Is God personal? Can He be known? If so, how may He be known? What are God’s attributes? What does the person believe about the existence of God? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  12. Metaphysics Is the universe created? What is God’s relation to the universe? Is the universe co-eternal with God? Is the universe mechanistic, solely material, non-purposeful, closed? What is the nature of ultimate reality? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  13. Epistemology Can man trust his senses? Does man’s abstract reason correspond with the physical universe so that meaning is possible? Is all truth relative and none absolute? What is the proper role of reason? What is the source of man’s innate ideas? Can God reveal Himself? What is the ultimate authority in the realm of knowledge? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  14. Ethics Are moral laws the same for all people? Are moral laws to be discerned by investigation? Are moral laws constructed by humans? Are moral laws always changing? Do morals transcend culture, history, and individual boundaries? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  15. Anthropology Is man material only, or does he have a soul? Does man’s existence end at death or is there an afterlife? Is there a heaven and a hell where individuals are conscious and physically present? Are humans “pawns” controlled by deterministic forces? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

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  19. Implications of the different worldviews on resultant values? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  20. Seeing clearly: Roots & Fruit Recall: A developed worldview supplies answers to questions of origin, purpose, and destiny (James Orr) Colossians 2:6-8 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  21. II Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  22. What is the Christian Worldview? “The Christian worldview stands or falls on the accuracy of the Bible” (Noebel, 2002, p. 15) God made the world, ordered man’s place in it, and redeemed it. God is Creator The Gospel Message Christ’s return and End times God’s ultimate authority - Scripture Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  23. Consider… All branches of knowledge are connected together, because the subject matter of knowledge is intimately united in itself, as being the acts and the work of the Creator. (John H. Newman) Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  24. How does the Christian worldview answer the following… • Theology: Is there a God, and what is God like? • Philosophy: What is real, and what is true? • Biology: What is the origin of life? • Psychology: What is the basic nature of man? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  25. Additional disciplines… • Ethics: What is right? • Sociology: How should society be structured? • Law: What is the basis for law? • Politics: What is the purpose of government? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  26. Finally, consider how the Christian worldview answers the following… • Economics: What produces a sound economy? • History: How should we interpret human events? Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

  27. Importance for the Individual Christian? • Worldview is a FAITH position • The organizing principle for an individual’s understanding of how the world operates • We think & act based on these beliefs. • Personal faith life • Our Witness Jurchan/2009 Use with Permission only

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